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Kurukshetra University
Kurukshetra
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B.Sc. in Graphics, Animation and Gaming
Scheme of Examination (w.e.f. session 2012-13)
Semester I
T P IA T
Paper 01 Science of communication 80 20 = 100
Paper 02 Communicative Hindi 80 20 = 100
Paper 03 Social science 80 20 = 100
Paper 04 Fundamentals and Appreciation of art 80 20 = 100
Paper 05 Drawing I (Practical) 80 20 = 100
Semester II
Paper-06 Photoshop, Coral Draw & Quark XPress 50 30 20=100
Semester III
Paper-11 Life Study 80 20 = 100
Paper-12 Animation technology 50 30 20 = 100
Semester IV
Paper-16 Composition 80 -20=100
Paper-17 Gaming technology 80 - 20 = 100
Semester VI
Paper-26 Production: 2 D Animation 80 (project)-20 = 100
Paper-27 Production: 3 D Animation 80 (project)-20 = 100
Paper-28 Production : 2D + 3D special Effects + Game 80(project)-20 = 100
Paper-29 Internship 100
Paper-30 Internship report 100
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Paper-01 (First Semester)
Science of Communication
Time: 3 Hrs.
Total Marks: 80
Question paper for each theory paper will have two questions from each of the four units.
Student will be required to answer any one question from each unit. Unit V of the
question paper will have six questions out of which the student will be required to answer
any four questions. Each unit will carry equal marks. Students have the option to answer
some questions in Hindi and others in English but within an answer to a question the
language should be pure (not bilingual) and correct.
Unit I
Evolution of social groups and organic structure of society
Essentiality of communication in social groups
Concept, definitions and elements of human communication
Functions of communication
Socialization and role of communication in socialization
Unit II
Intrapersonal communication
Interpersonal communication
Group communication
Public communication
Mass communication
Unit III
Verbal communication
Non-verbal communication
Oral communication
Written communication
Unit IV
Visual communication
Signs, symbols and code systems
Communication skills
Dress codes, mannerism, accent and etiquettes
Listening- importance and art of developing listening habits
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Paper-02 (First Semester)
Communicative Hindi
Time: 3 Hrs.
Total Marks: 80
Question paper for each theory paper will have two questions from each of the four units.
Student will be required to answer any one question from each unit. Unit V of the
question paper will have six questions out of which the student will be required to answer
any four questions. Each unit will carry equal marks. Students have the option to answer
some questions in Hindi and others in English but within an answer to a question the
language should be pure (not bilingual) and correct.
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Paper-03 (First Semester)
Social Science-I
Time: 3 Hrs.
Total Marks: 80
Question paper for each theory paper will have two questions from each of the four units.
Student will be required to answer any one question from each unit. Unit V of the
question paper will have six questions out of which the student will be required to answer
any four questions. Each unit will carry equal marks. Students have the option to answer
some questions in Hindi and others in English but within an answer to a question the
language should be pure (not bilingual) and correct.
Unit I
Unit II
Unit III
Unit IV
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Paper-04 (First Semester)
Fundamentals and appreciation of art
Time: 3 Hrs.
Total Marks: 80
Question paper for each theory paper will have two questions from each of the four units.
Student will be required to answer any one question from each unit. Unit V of the
question paper will have six questions out of which the student will be required to answer
any four questions. Each unit will carry equal marks. Students have the option to answer
some questions in Hindi and others in English but within an answer to a question the
language should be pure (not bilingual) and correct.
Unit I
Art: meaning, scope and importance
Brief history of Indian art traditions (from prehistory to 1850 AD)
Unit II
Element of art: Line, form, colour (colour theory) texture, tone, space
Principle of art: Unity, rhythm, harmony, balance, perspective, proportion
Unit III
Unit IV
Design: meaning and types of design
Relationship between art and aesthetic
The Shadaang in Indian Art
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Paper-05 (First Semester)
Drawing-I (Practical)
Time: 3 Hrs.
Total Marks: 80
There will be a practical examination in this paper along with semester examination.
External examiner will evaluate the skills of the students in the field of drawing.
Examiner will give on-the-spot assignments/tasks to the students. Besides this a viva
voce (oral examination) of each student one by one will also be taken by the examiner for
testing the knowledge of the students.
Unit-I
Free hand sketching from real objects: Total assignments -10
building, vehicles, chair, table, trees etc.
Preparing colour charts
Kind of Design- 2 D & 3 D Design
Unit-II
Still life with drapery (object drawing) Total assignments -5
(Study of non living objects)
Unit-III
Unit-IV
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Paper-06 (Second Semester)
Photoshop, Coral Draw & QuarkXPress
Time: 3 Hrs.
Total Marks: 50
Question paper for each theory paper will have two questions from each of the four units.
Student will be required to answer any one question from each unit. Unit V of the
question paper will have six questions out of which the student will be required to answer
any four questions. Each unit will carry equal marks. Students have the option to answer
some questions in Hindi and others in English but within an answer to a question the
language should be pure (not bilingual) and correct.
Unit-I
Introduction to the origin of computer
Main input and output devices
Introduction to MS Office
Introduction to internet
Unit-II
Photoshop's Environment
Image Size and Resolution
Main editing tools
Layers facilities
Various filters and effects
Working with text, colour and image
Unit-III
Main tools of Corel DRAW
Shape panel, drawing panel, drawing panel, basic shapes
Selecting and Manipulating Objects
Drawing and Shaping Objects
Using of color and text
Outlining and filling objects
Using symbols and clipart
Creating Output, exporting drawings, printing
Unit-IV
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Paper-07 (Second Semester)
Communicative English
Time: 3 Hrs.
Total Marks: 80
Question paper for each theory paper will have two questions from each of the four units.
Student will be required to answer any one question from each unit. Unit V of the
question paper will have six questions out of which the student will be required to answer
any four questions. Each unit will carry equal marks. Student have to answer question in
English except where explicity asked by the examiner in any question to answer in Hindi as in the
case of translation etc.
Unit-I
Unit-II
Unit-III
Unit-IV
Voice analysis
Pitch and tempo for effective presentation
Exercising right pronunciation of difficult words
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Paper-08 (Second Semester)
Social Science-II
Time: 3 Hrs.
Total Marks: 80
Question paper for each theory paper will have two questions from each of the four units.
Student will be required to answer any one question from each unit. Unit V of the
question paper will have six questions out of which the student will be required to answer
any four questions. Each unit will carry equal marks.
Students have the option to answer some questions in Hindi and others in English but
within an answer to a question the language should be pure (not bilingual) and correct.
Unit I
Concept, definitions and importance of political science
Relations of political Science with other social sciences
Concepts of power and authority
Basic elements of Indian constitution
Unit II
Unit III
Unit IV
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Paper-09 (Second Semester)
Television Graphics
Time: 3 Hrs.
Total Marks: 50
Question paper for each theory paper will have two questions from each of the four units.
Student will be required to answer any one question from each unit. Unit V of the
question paper will have six questions out of which the student will be required to answer
any four questions. Each unit will carry equal marks.
Students have the option to answer some questions in Hindi and others in English but
within an answer to a question the language should be pure (not bilingual) and correct.
Unit I
Origin and functioning of camera
Types of still camera: compact and SLR camera,
Parts of still camera: aperture, shutter speed, lens, filters and flash
Unit II
Basic components of video camera
Basic shots and shot composition
Camera angles and movements
Camera mountings
Unit III
Graphics: meaning, forms and usage
Key elements of graphics: colour, text, visual, music and composition
Making graphics with computer
Unit IV
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Paper-10 (Second Semester)
Drawing-II (Practical)
Time: 3 Hrs.
Total Marks: 80
There will be a practical examination in this paper along with semester examination.
External examiner will evaluate the proficiency of the students in the subject related
drawings. Examiner will give on-the-spot assignments/tasks to the students. Besides this
a viva voce (oral examination) of each student one by one will also be taken by the
examiner for testing the knowledge of the students.
Unit II
Designing letter heads and visiting cards
Designing book covers and folders
Unit III
Layout designing of newspaper
Layout designing of magazines
Making print advertisements
Unit IV
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Paper-11(Third Semester)
Life Study
Time: 3 Hrs.
Total Marks of practical: 80
Question paper for each theory paper will have two questions from each of the four units.
Student will be required to answer any one question from each unit. Each unit will carry
equal marks. Students have the option to answer some questions in Hindi and others in
English but within an answer to a question the language should be pure (not bilingual)
and correct.
Unit I
Study of head in real life Total assignment-5
Specific study of eyes, nose, mouth, ears, hairs and facial expressions
Unit II
Study of full figure of male and female-adult and old aged persons Total assignments -5
Study of various body postures and movements
Sketching bodies of baby boy and girl
Unit III
Unit IV
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Paper-12(Third Semester)
Animation technology
Time: 3 Hrs.
Total Marks: 50
Question paper for each theory paper will have two questions from each of the four units.
Student will be required to answer any one question from each unit. Unit V of the
question paper will have six questions out of which the student will be required to answer
any four questions. Each unit will carry equal marks.
Students have the option to answer some questions in Hindi and others in English but
within an answer to a question the language should be pure (not bilingual) and correct.
Unit I
(Total Assignments -5)
Unit II
(Total Assignments -5)
Unit III
(Total Assignments -5)
Unit IV
(Total Assignments -5)
Motion control
Transparency, texture, shadow and anti hashing
Automatic motion control: mechanics, robotics, kinematics
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Paper-13(Third Semester)
Video editing
Time: 3 Hrs.
Total Marks: 50
Question paper for each theory paper will have two questions from each of the four units.
Student will be required to answer any one question from each unit. Unit V of the
question paper will have six questions out of which the student will be required to answer
any four questions. Each unit will carry equal marks.
Students have the option to answer some questions in Hindi and others in English but
within an answer to a question the language should be pure (not bilingual) and correct.
Unit I
Non-linear editing: meaning and process
Hardware requirements for NLE
Connecting editing equipment
Creating time line
Unit II
Cut, fade, mix and wipe
Main tools of editing - Selection, Range Select, Rolling, Edit, Razor, Hand Tool, Cross
fade, In point, Zoom tools etc.
Unit III
Video transitions Titling
and graphics Rendering
and authoring
Unit IV
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Paper-14(Third Semester)
2D Animation: Flash and Adobe After Effects
Time: 3 Hrs.
Total Marks: 50
Question paper for each theory paper will have two questions from each of the four units.
Student will be required to answer any one question from each unit. Unit V of the
question paper will have six questions out of which the student will be required to answer
any four questions. Each unit will carry equal marks.
Students have the option to answer some questions in Hindi and others in English but
within an answer to a question the language should be pure (not bilingual) and correct.
Unit I
Unit II
Unit III
Introduction to Adobe After Effects
Compositions
Masking and Transparency
Unit IV
Animating Layers
Video and Audio Effects
Managing Layer
Rendering and getting output
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Paper-15(Third Semester)
Sound editing
Time: 3 Hrs.
Total Marks: 50
Question paper for each theory paper will have two questions from each of the four units.
Student will be required to answer any one question from each unit. Unit V of the
question paper will have six questions out of which the student will be required to answer
any four questions. Each unit will carry equal marks.
Students have the option to answer some questions in Hindi and others in English but
within an answer to a question the language should be pure (not bilingual) and correct.
Unit I
Nature of digital sound
Meaning of Mono, Stereo and surround sound
Various formats of digital sound
Unit II
Editing tools: Cut, cross fade, mix
Process of equalization
Applying effects to sound
Unit III
Introduction to audio console
Audio Mixing
Getting output
Unit IV
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Paper-16(Fourth Semester)
Composition
Time: 5 Hrs.
Total Marks: 80
There will be a practical examination in this paper. External examiner will evaluate the
proficiency of the students in the composition. Examiner will give on-the-spot
assignments/tasks to the students.
Unit I
(Total assignment-5)
The meaning and types of composition
Importance of composition in design
Basic rules of composition
Role of colours in composition
Unit II
(Total assignment-5)
Introduction to human figure
Ideal proportion in parts of human body
Composition of animals and birds
Unit III
(Total assignment-5)
Composition of landscapes
Rural and urban habitation
Poor and rich habitation
Farms, roads, mountains, rivers, seas etc.
Unit IV
(Total assignment-5)
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Paper-17 (Fourth Semester)
Gaming technology
Time: 3 Hrs.
Total Marks: 80
Question paper for each theory paper will have two questions from each of the four units.
Student will be required to answer any one question from each unit. Unit V of the
question paper will have six questions out of which the student will be required to answer
any four questions. Each unit will carry equal marks.
Students have the option to answer some questions in Hindi and others in English but
within an answer to a question the language should be pure (not bilingual) and correct.
Unit I
Origin and growth of gaming industry
Gaming: meaning and defining
Gaming as modern entertainment
Unit II
Classification of gaming
Game production cycle
Pre production concept and idea
Production requirements and planning
Unit III
Unit IV
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Paper-18 (Fourth Semester)
Script writing
Time: 3 Hrs.
Total Marks: 50
Question paper for each theory paper will have two questions from each of the four units.
Student will be required to answer any one question from each unit. Unit V of the
question paper will have six questions out of which the student will be required to answer
any four questions. Each unit will carry equal marks.
Students have the option to answer some questions in Hindi and others in English but
within an answer to a question the language should be pure (not bilingual) and correct.
Unit I
Script: concept, forms and utility
Basic principles of writing a script
Process of writing script
Unit II
Unit III
Unit IV
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Paper-19 (Fourth Semester)
3D Animation: 3-D Max
Time: 3 Hrs.
Total Marks: 80
Question paper for each theory paper will have two questions from each of the four units.
Student will be required to answer any one question from each unit. Unit V of the
question paper will have six questions out of which the student will be required to answer
any four questions. Each unit will carry equal marks.
Students have the option to answer some questions in Hindi and others in English but
within an answer to a question the language should be pure (not bilingual) and correct.
Unit I
Modeling objects
Main tools of animation
3D workspace, controlling the view ports
Primitive objects: cubes, cylinders, spheres, planes and torus
Unit II
Colour, texture and surface styles
Modeling with polygons
Re-sizing objects
Reflections, rotations and scaling
Splitting polygons
Revolving surface
Creating hair
Unit III
Camera coordinate system
Virtual camera movement
Camera types, focal length, field of view,
Dolling, zooming, crabbing and panning
Unit IV
Shading textures
Lighting techniques
Rendering techniques
Creating shadow
Blurring the background
Designing scene frame
Motion path
Changing timing
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Paper-20 (Fourth Semester)
Gaming (Practical)
Time: 3 Hrs.
Total Marks: 80
There will be a practical examination in this paper. External examiner will evaluate the
proficiency of the students in the gaming software. Examiner will give on-the-spot
assignments/tasks to the students. Besides this a viva voce (oral examination) of each
student one by one will also be taken by the examiner for testing the knowledge of the
students.
Unit I
Generating innovative ideas for gaming
Preparing proposal for the new game
Creating new game characters
Designing various levels of game
Unit II
Unit III
Unit IV
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Paper-21 (Fifth Semester)
2D Animation Production
Time: 3 Hrs.
Total Marks: 80
There will be a practical examination in this paper along with semester examination.
External examiner will evaluate the proficiency of the students in the animation software.
Examiner will give on-the-spot assignments/tasks to the students. Besides this a viva
voce (oral examination) of each student one by one will also be taken by the examiner for
testing the knowledge of the students.
Unit-I
2D workspace
Character development
Model sheet creation
Unit-II
Cartoon animation
How to draw expressions
Lip synchronization
Exposure to theatre
Unit-III
Unit-IV
Producing 2D animated advertisement
Producing 2D animated presentation
Producing 2D animated portfolio
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Paper-22 (Fifth Semester)
3D Animation Production-MAYA
Time: 3 Hrs.
Total Marks: 80
There will be a practical examination in this paper along with semester examination.
External examiner will evaluate the proficiency of the students in the animation software.
Examiner will give on-the-spot assignments/tasks to the students. Besides this a viva
voce (oral examination) of each student one by one will also be taken by the examiner for
testing the knowledge of the students.
Unit-I
The MAYA user interface
Working in 3D space
Polygonal modeling
Key frames and motion paths
Unit-II
Creating Forward Kinematics (FK)
Creating Inverse Kinematics (IK)
Surface deformations
Applying camera and lights
Unit-III
Unit-IV
Working with brush
Visual effects: fire, smoke, lightening, shattering, fireworks
Fluid effects: 3D & 2D container,
MAYA Cloth and Fur
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Paper-23 (Fifth Semester)
Gaming Production
Time: 3 Hrs.
Total Marks: 80
There will be a practical examination in this paper along with semester examination.
External examiner will evaluate the proficiency of the students in the gaming software.
Examiner will give on-the-spot assignments/tasks to the students. Besides this a viva
voce (oral examination) of each student one by one will also be taken by the examiner for
testing the knowledge of the students.
Unit-I
Motion capture
Planning and working with motion capture studio
Testing of game
Test schedule, plan and cycle
Unit-II
Unit-III
Unit-IV
Legal aspects of game production
Laws relating to game production
Provisions regarding obscenity and
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Paper-24 (Fifth Semester)
Sound and Visual Effects
Time: 3 Hrs.
Total Marks: 50
There will be a practical examination in this paper along with semester examination.
External examiner will evaluate the proficiency of the students in the audio software.
Examiner will give on-the-spot assignments/tasks to the students. Besides this a viva
voce (oral examination) of each student one by one will also be taken by the examiner for
testing the knowledge of the students.
Unit-I
Unit-II
Types of special effects: particle system, masking, keying, colour range, text effects, CG effects
Usage of sound and visual effects
Principles and techniques of VFX
Sound synchronization
Camera tracking
Unit-III
Portfolio generation
Producing special effects using Adobe After Effects
Producing special effects using Combustion
Unit-IV
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Paper-25 (Fifth Semester)
Graphics Production (Practical)
Time: 3 Hrs.
Total Marks: 80
There will be a practical examination in this paper along with semester examination.
External examiner will evaluate the proficiency of the students in the graphics software.
Examiner will give on-the-spot assignments/tasks to the students. Besides this a viva
voce (oral examination) of each student one by one will also be taken by the examiner for
testing the knowledge of the students.
Unit-I
Translating ideas into meaningful messages
Transforming messages into design, product, identity and image
Conceptual thinking and problem solving in design development
Unit-II
Unit-III
Development of identities
Making logos and trademarks as desired image
Using the craft of typography for various graphic designs
Unit-IV
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Paper-26 (Sixth Semester)
Production: 2D Animation
Total Marks: 80
Concept
The main idea behind this project is to give an opportunity to the students
to work on a project from concept to final output themselves and to ensure
the practical aspect during the training. This project is supposed to ensure
skill based training in the campus.
Introduction
Each student shall be supposed to complete a project during last semester.
This project will be related to the content taught in other modules.
Process
Each student will be assigned an idea to develop into a small project.
Students are supposed to complete their project work under the
supervision of the concerned teacher. S/he will propose a subject/idea with
all production planning to the teacher and start working on that only after
due approval of the supervisor.
Program format:
Story based short film in Flash
Evaluation
In the end of the year external expert will evaluate the project. The
producer of the project is to provide the synopsis to the experts in written.
The synopsis will have all details about the concept/idea, treatment,
planning, production process, script, and name of the team members. The
production will be screened before the experts to be appointed by the
Director of the Institute and the concerned student will be asked questions
regarding her/his production. This may be a kind of viva-voce.
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Paper-27 (Sixth Semester)
Production: 3D Animation
Total Marks: 80
Concept
The main idea behind this project is to give an opportunity to the students
to work on a project from concept to final output themselves and to ensure
the practical aspect during the training. This project is supposed to ensure
skill based training in the campus.
Introduction
Each student shall be supposed to complete a project during last semester.
This project will be related to the content taught in other modules.
Process
Each student will be assigned an idea to develop into a small project.
Students are supposed to complete their project work under the
supervision of the concerned teacher. S/he will propose a subject/idea with
all production planning to the teacher and start working on that only after
due approval of the supervisor.
Program formats:
Story based short film in 3D Max
Evaluation
In the end of the year external expert will evaluate the project. The
producer of the project is to provide the synopsis to the experts in written.
The synopsis will have all details about the concept/idea, treatment,
planning, production process, script, and name of the team members. The
production will be screened before the expert to be appointed by the
Director of the Institute and the concerned student will be asked questions
regarding her/his production. This may be a kind of viva-voce.
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Paper-28 (Sixth Semester)
Production: 2D+3D Special Effects and Game
Total Marks: 80
Concept
The main idea behind this project is to give an opportunity to the students
to work on a project from concept to final output themselves and to ensure
the practical aspect during the training. This project is supposed to ensure
skill based training in the campus.
Introduction
Each student shall be supposed to complete a project during last semester.
This project will be related to the content taught in other modules.
Process
Each student will be assigned an idea to develop into a small project.
Students are supposed to complete their project work under the
supervision of the concerned teacher. S/he will propose a subject/idea with
all production planning to the teacher and start working on that only after
due approval of the supervisor.
Program formats:
Development of 2D game (Flash based)
Evaluation
In the end of the year external expert will evaluate the project. The
producer of the project is to provide the synopsis to the experts in written.
The synopsis will have all details about the concept/idea, treatment,
planning, production process, script, and name of the team members. The
production will be screened before the expert to be appointed by the
Director of the Institute and the concerned student will be asked questions
regarding her/his production. This may be a kind of viva-voce.
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Paper-29 (Sixth Semester)
Internship
Introduction
Each student shall be supposed to complete an internship/training
/apprenticeship during the last semester of the course. This will be
arranged by the institute or student in consultation with the teacher
concerned.
Process
Each student will complete his/her three months internship/training/
apprenticeship in a national or international company/ institution/ any
other organization which is actively engaged in the production of graphics,
animation and gaming. The final approval regarding the selected
companies/institute/ organization will be given by the Director of the
Institute of Mass Communication and Media Technology.
Evaluation
During the internship/training/apprenticeship students will work under a
supervisor to be decided by the production house. In the end of the
training supervisor will evaluate the student on the basis of followings:
Punctuality in completing assignments
Participation in project work
General behavior during training
Ability to work as a team member
Learning abilities and work performance
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Paper-30 (Sixth Semester)
Internship Report
Introduction
Each student shall be supposed to prepare an internship/training
/apprenticeship report during the last semester of the course. This report
will be prepared in accordance with the format provided by the institute.
Report should be printed both side with hard bound. Report should contain
minimum 50 pages of text, graphics, visuals etc.
Process
Each student will write his/her report according to the following format:
Idea/concept of the project
Treatment of the project
Technical equipment used
Workflow of the project
Contribution of the student
Main observations during the training
Key points of learning
Evaluation
During the internship/training/apprenticeship students will work under a
supervisor to be decided by the production house. In the end of the
training, supervisor will sign the report. As soon the training ends student
will submit two copies of the report in the institute. The evaluation of the
report will be done by the external expert to be decided by the Director of
the institute. Apart from evaluation of report, external examiner will
conduct a viva-voce for judging the knowledge of student.
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